[Tax-chick]

The dichotomy between prudish elders and wild young'uns turns out to be, on closer examination, largely adult dogma. Yes, many young people are rebelling--but today they rebel, increasingly, by upholding high standards in the face of the low ones promoted around them.

This is a key point, imo. Much of what we see in the news, particularly the constant promotion of promiscuity and perversion in schools, seems to be driven by adults who want to have sex with kids.

[imintrouble]

I hold anyone who insists people address him/her ‘Doctor’ have insecurities about themselves. These labels are set up to coach people into a subservient or respectful role
towards the degree-holder.

‘Dr.’ Phil has done much to smear the profession of psychological assistance and analysis in the privacy of
the traditional setting, not to mention the lives he has
exposed in breaking the sacrosanct rule of confidentiality while prostituting himself as a capable practitioner when the goal is not the patient but the financial reward.

[coffee.addict]

I agree with this 100%; this point of Wendy Shalit’s (and tax chick’s elaboration) I’ve seen so often in my own life. The people who gave me the most trouble about being a virgin in college weren’t my fellow students, it was the professors. (Get over your hangups, etc.)